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still even in the united states senate, saxby chambliss, who got an a-plus rating from the nra and a 100% rating from the national right to life committee, he is being forced out. he is not far right enough. thank goodness for former chairman of the republican party and as always a good sport, mr. steele. nice to see you. >> it's good to see you, rachel. >> do you think there is really no imprint at all that mitt romney should have left on the republican party? they're just trying to pretend like he was a bad dream. >> well, that's just silly. and the fact of the matter is that mitt romney went through a primary process in which delegates and activists around the country voted overwhelmingly for him. and so to now sit back and say well, there may not be a romney wing of the party, but certainly as our nominee, he did -- he did have some stature. he did leave an imprint and an impression. and you can't whitewash that. you can't just say it didn't happen, it didn't exist. and if we ignore it and pretend it never did, then everything else we do will be better. so it's just silly. and it
still even in the united states senate, saxby chambliss, who got an a-plus rating from the nra and a 100% rating from the national right to life committee, he is being forced out. he is not far right enough. thank goodness for former chairman of the republican party and as always a good sport, mr. steele. nice to see you. >> it's good to see you, rachel. >> do you think there is really no imprint at all that mitt romney should have left on the republican party? they're just trying...
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they are still sitting in the united states senate. >> the house speaker talking about republican plans of growing the economy now there was a glimmer of hope. that republicans said speaker baner said he would look at any extension bill that they came up with. >> what about the people impacted by is this? >> that's right. we are talking about 2 million americans that can lose out over the next few months. but congressional democrats wanted to put a face on these individuals today. so they invited some of them up to capitol hill. and says these benefits are what kept her afloat while she worked. >> i have spent the majority of my waking hours looking for work. during this time. i was able to support myself because i received those vital unemployment insurance benefits. now lisa boyd told congress that she has found a job and will be getting back to work. thank you. on wall street once again, it is the fifth straight losing session for the blue chips. positive economic data out today is adding to concerns that the federal reserve will start tapering. one of those positive pieces of data i
they are still sitting in the united states senate. >> the house speaker talking about republican plans of growing the economy now there was a glimmer of hope. that republicans said speaker baner said he would look at any extension bill that they came up with. >> what about the people impacted by is this? >> that's right. we are talking about 2 million americans that can lose out over the next few months. but congressional democrats wanted to put a face on these individuals...
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states senate. a continued economic growth and shows that it is a historical anomaly in the collapse is imminent when the money runs out. the end of western influence. and across the pond, terry eagleton provides a look at american culture. and eisenberg argues that wyatt earp's reputation has been distorted and provides evidence that he has a vigilante life. jerry dewitt recounts his struggle with identity after being shunned by his community. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week, and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv.org. >> now on booktv, a former writer for national geographic magazine accounts of emergency landing at nazi occupied albania in 1943. this was the secret rescue. this is one our. >> hello, good evening. it is a pleasure to be here tonight. ..
states senate. a continued economic growth and shows that it is a historical anomaly in the collapse is imminent when the money runs out. the end of western influence. and across the pond, terry eagleton provides a look at american culture. and eisenberg argues that wyatt earp's reputation has been distorted and provides evidence that he has a vigilante life. jerry dewitt recounts his struggle with identity after being shunned by his community. look for these titles in bookstores this coming...
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states senate in the senate is that this recognition you receive today and will totinue to receive is going and theose character way he carries himself is totally consistent with being remembered. for generations. the thing i told my granddaughter that like most i admire youthat is your sense of dignity. not only the way you carry yourself with such dignity, the way you walk away a top, the way you treat people. but the fact that my instinct although i know you well, i do not know you as well as others, it seems to me that it is the core of what everything you have done is about. believing that every single solitary man and woman deserves to be treated with dignity. everybody talks about what a consummate gentleman you are. it is more than just being a gentleman. it is about demonstrating respect for people. thing john i, the have watched about you, in not only fought for your constituency, so many people here fight hard for their constituents. it is not that you thought they but they deserve to jobs commensurate with living a life with dignity. doown a home, to be able to more than j
states senate in the senate is that this recognition you receive today and will totinue to receive is going and theose character way he carries himself is totally consistent with being remembered. for generations. the thing i told my granddaughter that like most i admire youthat is your sense of dignity. not only the way you carry yourself with such dignity, the way you walk away a top, the way you treat people. but the fact that my instinct although i know you well, i do not know you as well...
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department of defense when i was in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and lot of people who lost their lives but they didn't have i didn't having the say about someone needs to represent that perspective and in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in the body but since two thousand and one an estimated sixty six hundred u.s. soldiers have returned from iraq or afghanistan in body bags and last year suicides by american soldiers surged to three hundred forty nine historic high the u.s. military has had decades of experience in areas like asia latin america the middle east and africa however experts say if leaders in washington don't begin learning from the past the only foreign policy factor that will continue changing is the geographic location of america's fatalities and repeated mistakes reporting from new york. r.t. . online for at the moment crying wolf in russia the threat is real this time no republican side bierria to rise and hunting the an
department of defense when i was in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and lot of people who lost their lives but they didn't have i didn't having the say about someone needs to represent that perspective and in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in the body but since two thousand and one an estimated sixty six hundred u.s. soldiers have returned from...
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the united states senate must be ready now to act. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age 6. his father david is here today and he's here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward for progress. anna grace marquez green, also age 6, her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dill lan -- diel dylan hawkly, age 6 whose mother is here. and jesse lewis, age 6. his father neil is here. mary sherlock, one of the six educators killed at sandy hook elementary school whose husband bill is here. jesse mary are here with us too. and we know that comprise and action are possible because two of our colleagues have forced a bipartisan comprise that will enable us to come closer. it is imperfect, it is less than what i would have preferred in achieving universal background check, it is a starting point, it's a step in the right direction. it will help us achieve a larger bipartisan comprise because background checks are only one
the united states senate must be ready now to act. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age 6. his father david is here today and he's here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward for progress. anna grace marquez green, also age 6, her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dill lan -- diel dylan hawkly, age 6 whose mother is here. and jesse lewis, age 6. his father neil is...
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before being sworn in as a member of the united states senate dr. coburn received a letter from the senate ethics committee advising him that such an arangement would be a violation of senate rules and a conflict of interest. and i hope that you'll tell us more about this saga, to prevent you from being a citizen legislature as all of our founding fathers were. his priorities in the senate include reducing wasteful spending, balancing the budget, improving health care access and affordability, protecting the sanctity of the unborn, and representing oklahoma values. he'll sign copies of his book "breach of trust" that you can purchase outside after his remarks and i'll also introduce john hart, his co-author, we're so happy to have you here. raise your hand, john. thank you for coming. and if you buy the book we'll give you a free copy of our 2006 great american conservative women calendar for the c-span audience you can get this on the website. or call our office. this is a great christmas gift. the book and the calendar. and i would recommend them.
before being sworn in as a member of the united states senate dr. coburn received a letter from the senate ethics committee advising him that such an arangement would be a violation of senate rules and a conflict of interest. and i hope that you'll tell us more about this saga, to prevent you from being a citizen legislature as all of our founding fathers were. his priorities in the senate include reducing wasteful spending, balancing the budget, improving health care access and affordability,...
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no one, no one knows, especially any united states senator, what foreign challenge will face this country perhaps in the next ten d days. >> reporter: republicans say they still have questions about his policies, income, and qualifications for the job so in a rare move they filibustered him for the job. >> this time we can and must do better. >> reporter: republicans say they probably will allow haig toll get confirmed when they come back from recess. democrats say if that's the case whierks not just confirm him now? this was supposed to be panetta's last day on the job but he said he'll stick around until a new secretary jof defene is picked. >>> prosecutors in south africa say it was premeditated and more serious charges are coming. the track star known as the blade runner openly cried in court this morning and emma hurd was in court. >> reporter: oscar pistorius broke down in tears, his father trying to comfort him. they've brought in their top prosecutors to handle this case. it's setting the stage for real courtroom drama here. it was a return to the global stage for all the wrong re
no one, no one knows, especially any united states senator, what foreign challenge will face this country perhaps in the next ten d days. >> reporter: republicans say they still have questions about his policies, income, and qualifications for the job so in a rare move they filibustered him for the job. >> this time we can and must do better. >> reporter: republicans say they probably will allow haig toll get confirmed when they come back from recess. democrats say if that's...
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history when there was finally a traffic jam in the united states senators' women's bathroom. the the shutdown, half of women in the group of 14 actually pushed the leadership .n a deal to resolve that .usan collins started the group it was half republicans, including kelly e out -- kelly i and jeannete shaheen. the trust is genuine. we get together for dinner. we had dinner at my house. we had a minnesota pot luck dinner. the one before that was senator markowski. we had salmon and froze it and sent it to her. we allow the man to be hunter- gatherers. [laughter] i would like to ask all three congresswomen here, have you seen this spirit that the senator is talking about? we have not heard about it translating to the house as much. has there been an effort to translate it to the other chamber? inwe are certainly having it the freshman class. i am a new member in the 113th district. we had a great dinner with the freshman members. i will not tell you how many bottles of wine we went through. we talked about coming together to get ink done. women are born networkers. we are mult
history when there was finally a traffic jam in the united states senators' women's bathroom. the the shutdown, half of women in the group of 14 actually pushed the leadership .n a deal to resolve that .usan collins started the group it was half republicans, including kelly e out -- kelly i and jeannete shaheen. the trust is genuine. we get together for dinner. we had dinner at my house. we had a minnesota pot luck dinner. the one before that was senator markowski. we had salmon and froze it...
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states senate. stephen king argues that continued economic growth is a historical anomaly in the collapse is eminent in when the money runs out, the end of western influence. and across the pond, this literary critic provides a humorous look at american culture. jerry dewitt recounts his struggle with identity. look for these titles this coming week in bookstores, these books are coming to a bookstore near you. the book is a chain of thunder. this is a little over one hour. >> i wanted to talk about this. this is part of the story. it is a story that is so important that many of us don't know. but i needo
states senate. stephen king argues that continued economic growth is a historical anomaly in the collapse is eminent in when the money runs out, the end of western influence. and across the pond, this literary critic provides a humorous look at american culture. jerry dewitt recounts his struggle with identity. look for these titles this coming week in bookstores, these books are coming to a bookstore near you. the book is a chain of thunder. this is a little over one hour. >> i wanted to...
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obama was just starting his career in the united states senate. the one visit started when mr. mandella's advisors told him while he was on a trip to washington. they too old him to take a time. and so senator obama got the call unexpectedly. he day verted course in washington and drove to mr. mandella's hotel room in washington. and that is where this picture was taken, which is the only picture of the two men ever taken. that's the only time they've brn photographed together. we'll be right back, more to come. >>> 30 days ago, my wife and i stepped on the soil of this united states once more we were received with overwhelming atrebts of friendship and solidarity. it is beyond any doubt that the organization came as a result of the pressures with the apartheid regime by yourselves. i want to tell you that this is the last city i am visiting in the course of my tour. let me a sure you that despite my 71 years, at the end of this visit, i feel like a young man. it is you, the people of the bay area who have given me my dedication to continue this struggle. you must remember that
obama was just starting his career in the united states senate. the one visit started when mr. mandella's advisors told him while he was on a trip to washington. they too old him to take a time. and so senator obama got the call unexpectedly. he day verted course in washington and drove to mr. mandella's hotel room in washington. and that is where this picture was taken, which is the only picture of the two men ever taken. that's the only time they've brn photographed together. we'll be right...
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republican members of the united states senate will not bow to go to conference. there was nothing in that motion that said it was a prerequisite that the house agreed to anything, mr. speaker. nothing. my friend, the majority leader, has said repeatedly we have a prerequisite. we have a difference of opinion. that's what democracy is about. there is no prerequisite. there is no precondition. there is no condition preceding this to going to conference. the senate couldn't make us agree. that's what conferences are about, mr. speaker. they are about coming together and understanding there are differences. there will be no need for a conference if if there were not differences. there are differences. we are $91 billion apart on our budgets. we are 14 days away from the end of this the school year in terms of -- this fiscal year to get to a compromise, to get to a number, to get to some understanding of how we are going to ensure government operations continue. there is no prerequisite. there is no precondition. i don't know where that comes from, mr. speaker. i've h
republican members of the united states senate will not bow to go to conference. there was nothing in that motion that said it was a prerequisite that the house agreed to anything, mr. speaker. nothing. my friend, the majority leader, has said repeatedly we have a prerequisite. we have a difference of opinion. that's what democracy is about. there is no prerequisite. there is no precondition. there is no condition preceding this to going to conference. the senate couldn't make us agree. that's...
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i would only remind him that today there is not a single black elected official in the united states senate and there has not been a single black elected official in the senate since barack obama left it. now, that isn't exactly full inclusion, and i don't think you can point to various parts of this country and pretend that somehow we have solved all of our problems. there's no such thing as post-racial, by the way. that's an american illusion. what it is is an improvement in many areas of our society, and a need for vigilance on the part of all of us about the rights of our fellow human beings. >> clifford alexander, secretary of the united states army under president charter. sir, it is a great honor to have you here. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me again. i appreciate it. >> he is a man who knows of what he speaks. he was president johnson's civil rights counsel. he was there in person when the voting rights act was signed. we'll be right back. chenoa's looking for an alternative to eating lunch out... walmart has some great lunch options. a meal like this costs less t
i would only remind him that today there is not a single black elected official in the united states senate and there has not been a single black elected official in the senate since barack obama left it. now, that isn't exactly full inclusion, and i don't think you can point to various parts of this country and pretend that somehow we have solved all of our problems. there's no such thing as post-racial, by the way. that's an american illusion. what it is is an improvement in many areas of our...
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. >> about the importance of confidence in being a united states senator, but being a woman and how important it is so foster that in future of business owners or even mom's. >> absolutely. anchorage and women to be involved and step up from franklin. and i always say to graduating class is, i could never imagine that i would have been running for the united states senate when i was in your position either. but we have open the possibility of doing that because it is critical to have those examples in a governing institution and all places in our society and are important to have fino forces reflected. in the second part of it is that they bring a different experience. that is also important to have that voice at the table. encourage them to think about the possibility in the future. those choices present themselves. for me as much as i was passionate about politics, the thought of running for public office, come to washington, you always have to go against the grain. whatever you do. that's what it is. and that is what i always did. i went against the grain. i felt so strongly about the thin
. >> about the importance of confidence in being a united states senator, but being a woman and how important it is so foster that in future of business owners or even mom's. >> absolutely. anchorage and women to be involved and step up from franklin. and i always say to graduating class is, i could never imagine that i would have been running for the united states senate when i was in your position either. but we have open the possibility of doing that because it is critical to...
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and it should be a so far as great embarrassment to the united states senate and the house of representatives that we have not moved the ball forward one inch when it comes to protecting the thousands of people all across this country who are killed by guns every year. even while 90% of americans agree that people should have to prove they're not a criminal before they buy a gun, that there's really no reason why we should allow military-style weapons in the hands of ordinary americans. we should be embarrassed by the fact that we're not doing more to try to stem the scourge of gun violence that plagues our nation today. but we should be even more embarrassed if this week we cannot pass a commonsense extension and update to the undetectable firearms act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that has been on the books since 1988. most people in this country have no idea it exists because up until this week, it has been so noncontroversial. and so to tell you a little bit about why this is so important, i want to bring you back 70 years to world war ii. in world war ii, the allies developed a very
and it should be a so far as great embarrassment to the united states senate and the house of representatives that we have not moved the ball forward one inch when it comes to protecting the thousands of people all across this country who are killed by guns every year. even while 90% of americans agree that people should have to prove they're not a criminal before they buy a gun, that there's really no reason why we should allow military-style weapons in the hands of ordinary americans. we...
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obama was just starting his career in the united states senate. the new york times reports that the one visit started when mr. mandela's advisers told him that while he was there he ought to take a little bit of time to try to meet this rising star young senator who had given such a great speech at the democratic national convention the year before. and so senator obama got the call unexpectedly. he was on his way to a meeting on a totally different subject at the time, but he diverted course and drove to mr. mandela's hotel room in washington, and that is where this picture was taken, which is the only picture of the two men ever taken. it was taken by senator obama's personal assistant at the time who was driving him to that other meeting when the call came through to please come meet nelson mandela, and that's the only time they've ever been photographed together. we'll be right back. more to come. i need a car that's stylish and fashionable... especially in my line of work. now do you have a little lemonade stand? guys, i'm in fashion! but i a
obama was just starting his career in the united states senate. the new york times reports that the one visit started when mr. mandela's advisers told him that while he was there he ought to take a little bit of time to try to meet this rising star young senator who had given such a great speech at the democratic national convention the year before. and so senator obama got the call unexpectedly. he was on his way to a meeting on a totally different subject at the time, but he diverted course...
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republicans in the united states senate have temporarily delayed the confirmation vote for defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. another vote is expected in the next few weeks. now for the scandal that continues to spread. a company in the south of france whose meat and did up -- ended up on supermarket shelves is accused by the french government of knowingly selling horse meat as beef. our european correspondent christian frazier reports. >> tonight, it was the french company spanghero in the dock, and the minister of consumer affairs said they sent out horsemeat as beef. >> spanghero was the first actor in the food chain to import horsemeat as beef. >> in a french newspaper, an invoice for one of the three ships that spanghero was said to have ordered in january. the total volume, and 42 tons. the ceo still insists that its company received a beep and sold but what it thought was beef. the ships travel by this facility in the netherlands. french authorities believe that spanghero ordered the course made -- horsemeat and sold it as beef. the could contain up to 100% horse. and other person
republicans in the united states senate have temporarily delayed the confirmation vote for defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. another vote is expected in the next few weeks. now for the scandal that continues to spread. a company in the south of france whose meat and did up -- ended up on supermarket shelves is accused by the french government of knowingly selling horse meat as beef. our european correspondent christian frazier reports. >> tonight, it was the french company spanghero...
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it is for that reason that senator wyden, my colleague in the united states senate, and i have introduced what's called geolocational, or g.p.s. act, to curtail those that want to follow us without our own knowledge. we believe that you should have to have a probable cause warrant in order to track somebody's geolocation. i want that for my own kids, i want that for me. i want to make sure that technology is safe and secure, so i encourage my colleagues, mr. speaker, to look at h.r. 1312, the g.p.s. act, let's deal with these new inventions and technologies in a reasonable way and with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess with a reporter who covers the house. talk aboutus to summit he is ian sorensen, and news editor at the hotel. thanks for joining us. >> are expecting a deal to come as early as this week. be the grandt lastin that dominated the three or four or five years. they're looking at any tax hikes that have been demanded by democrats. we are looking at tax hikes. they are also not looking at signifi
it is for that reason that senator wyden, my colleague in the united states senate, and i have introduced what's called geolocational, or g.p.s. act, to curtail those that want to follow us without our own knowledge. we believe that you should have to have a probable cause warrant in order to track somebody's geolocation. i want that for my own kids, i want that for me. i want to make sure that technology is safe and secure, so i encourage my colleagues, mr. speaker, to look at h.r. 1312, the...
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the aggregate vote for the united states senate gave 57% to the democrats. but we won the big states. so you expect that. but the aggregate vote for the house of representatives contained the republicans and their majority. it was 52 to 48 for democrats. in north carolina, where there are 9 republicans and 4 democrats in the congress the democrats won the house vote 51-49. so we have to realize that we are creating a system here in which we favor division over cooperation. everybody likes being at cgi. we forget our affiliations. we show up at work. i worry about that. and i worry that. i used to worry that cnn was going to do, lose too many viewers because. >> no fear of that, mr. president. storming ahead. >> obviously, yeah, you are doing better. you are more entertaining now, which is good. but you became more entertaining without becoming more extreme, which is important. i mean, because people are wired when they see all this conflict to get into the fray -- and you know what it takes. you got to have 800,000 viewers in a cable show to break even and i
the aggregate vote for the united states senate gave 57% to the democrats. but we won the big states. so you expect that. but the aggregate vote for the house of representatives contained the republicans and their majority. it was 52 to 48 for democrats. in north carolina, where there are 9 republicans and 4 democrats in the congress the democrats won the house vote 51-49. so we have to realize that we are creating a system here in which we favor division over cooperation. everybody likes being...
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the united states senate voted to give 11 million undocumented immigrants a chance to realize their dream of citizenship. but this is still a lightning rod issue. the senate is just the first step. what happens next? the pressure is on. abc's white house correspondent, jim avila, who covers immigration, was there for the breakthrough vote. >> reporter: the senate hallways jammed. an electric atmosphere. as immigration reform supporters, some still here illegally, jostled for the limited seating inside the hushed chamber, where all 100 u.s. senators were asked -- >> mr. garden. >> reporter: to stand and vote one by one -- >> mr. shelby. >> reporter: for or against immigration reform. the vice president announcing overwhelming passage. >> the bill as amended is passed. [ cheers ] >> reporter: it's a process, oscar, who walked across america's southern frontier without papers, his daughter on his shoulders, longed to be part of. watching today, still undocumented, as his pathway to citizenship was approved by the u.s. senate in the country he longs to call his own. >> it's really important f
the united states senate voted to give 11 million undocumented immigrants a chance to realize their dream of citizenship. but this is still a lightning rod issue. the senate is just the first step. what happens next? the pressure is on. abc's white house correspondent, jim avila, who covers immigration, was there for the breakthrough vote. >> reporter: the senate hallways jammed. an electric atmosphere. as immigration reform supporters, some still here illegally, jostled for the limited...
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he's a united states senator. he knows well the procedure and the personality that are here in the united states congress. but to me one of the most compelling endorsement comes from those who have actually done the job before. when bob gates and bill cohen and bill perry stand up and say this is the person for the job, you've got believe that. these gentleman have done the job. for republican presidents and democratic presidents. they have done it with great distinction. and when you get someone like -- in my view probably one of the most knowledgeable and authorityive voices on national security the national security adviser for george h.w. bush who weighs in along with madeline all bright. you have the compelling evidence in testimony of those who have don't job that chuck hagel can do the job. and a lot has been said and discussed about does he truly appreciate the relationship between the united states and some of the closest allies particularly israel. here you have the current deputy foreign minister of isr
he's a united states senator. he knows well the procedure and the personality that are here in the united states congress. but to me one of the most compelling endorsement comes from those who have actually done the job before. when bob gates and bill cohen and bill perry stand up and say this is the person for the job, you've got believe that. these gentleman have done the job. for republican presidents and democratic presidents. they have done it with great distinction. and when you get...
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it's not only bad for president obama, bad for this body of the united states senate. it's bad for our country. it's bad for our national security and bad for economic security. that's why it's time to get the senate working again. not for the good of the current democratic majority or some future republican majority, but for the good of the united states of america. it's time to change. it's time to change the senate before this institution becomes obsole obsolete. mr. president, at the beginning of this congress the republican leader pledged that, and i quote, this congress should be more bipartisan than last congress. mr. president, we are told in scripture let's take, for example, the old testament, the book of numbers, promises, pledges, a vow, one must not break his word. in january, republicans promised to work with the majority to process nominations in a timely manner by unanimous consent except in extraordinary circumstances. mr. president, exactly, three weeks later republicans mounted a first in history filibuster of a highly qualified nominee for secretary
it's not only bad for president obama, bad for this body of the united states senate. it's bad for our country. it's bad for our national security and bad for economic security. that's why it's time to get the senate working again. not for the good of the current democratic majority or some future republican majority, but for the good of the united states of america. it's time to change. it's time to change the senate before this institution becomes obsole obsolete. mr. president, at the...
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the united states senate must be ready now to act as. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age six. his father david is here today and he is here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward toward progress. anna grace marques green also age six. her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dylan hockley age six whose mother nicole is here. also here in spirit and jesse lewis, age six. his father neal heslin is here. mary sherlach, one of the six educators killed at sandy hook elementary whose husband bill is here. jesse, mary are here with us to map. and we know that compromise and action are possible because two of our colleagues have formed a bipartisan compromise that will enable us to come closer. it is imperfect. it is less than what i would have preferred in achieving universal background checks. it is a starting point. it is a step in the right direction and it will help us achieve a larger bipartisan compromise bec
the united states senate must be ready now to act as. it must keep faith with those families and victims as the world watches with benjamin andrew wheeler, age six. his father david is here today and he is here in spirit as we decide in the united states senate today whether we will move forward toward progress. anna grace marques green also age six. her mother is here today and she is with us in spirit. dylan hockley age six whose mother nicole is here. also here in spirit and jesse lewis, age...
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the other paper i wrote was "tyranny in the united states senate." i argued that the senate majority leader has regularly used procedural tactic called filling the amendment tree to restrict senators rights to offer debate. my point there was that you have a situation on the legislative side where the majority leader and it is not unique to the current majority leader but it has happened more recent where the majority leader brings up legislation, offers amendments that make technical changes to the bill for the sole purpose of blocking other members of the senate for participating in the process. beingcks them from senators and what goes forward to the house or the president. this is what is happening now. in my opinion, the left wants to seize more power. , they want too so load up the executive branch, maybe the judiciary, and maybe they will go forward with legislation to forge a liberal agenda. this will be something that will take republicans now. it might be democrats in the future but night -- right now it will kick the republicans to decide
the other paper i wrote was "tyranny in the united states senate." i argued that the senate majority leader has regularly used procedural tactic called filling the amendment tree to restrict senators rights to offer debate. my point there was that you have a situation on the legislative side where the majority leader and it is not unique to the current majority leader but it has happened more recent where the majority leader brings up legislation, offers amendments that make technical...
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i need ed markey in the united states senate. >> welcome back to "hardball." we're up here in quincy market in boston, massachusetts for the big race tomorrow. that was of course president obama at a recent campaign event for massachusetts senate candidate ed markey. he's sitting with me right now. he's received heavyweight endorsements that include the president, the vice president, bill clinton, the former president, of course, he recently stumped for markey and the campaign's playing in a big way his new web video out today. let's watch. >> you have as well qualified a person to send to the united states senate as has been nominated by our party in any state in a month of sundays. in area after area after area, ed markey knows what he is doing. >> tomorrow night, ed markey faces voters here as massachusetts plays host to a rare special election. it's being held to replace the vacancy left by john kerry. it's a critical race. the majority in is down to 54 seats thanks to christie's appointment of a republican to fill lautenberg's seat. five are retiring next
i need ed markey in the united states senate. >> welcome back to "hardball." we're up here in quincy market in boston, massachusetts for the big race tomorrow. that was of course president obama at a recent campaign event for massachusetts senate candidate ed markey. he's sitting with me right now. he's received heavyweight endorsements that include the president, the vice president, bill clinton, the former president, of course, he recently stumped for markey and the campaign's...
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with the united states of america and the people of africa hand in hand come i want to thank you for the courage. because four years later, nelson mandela was out of prison and eight years later we had a democratic election in south africa. thank you so much for all of that that you have done. [applause] it has kick started south africa and the african continent onto the brink of prosperity and a face that again and we will cross that when we come back to it. today we do with south africa and we do this the best we can by making this sound is wonderful as we can and for bringing the great jazz music of our continent into your houses today. i want to thank particularly a group who kept us going from the days of slavery through the civil rights struggle through today and every instance of injustice and inequality and they continue to shine a light on this thank you so much for your endeavors. [cheers] [applause] [cheers] [applause] >> i believe that none of those instances where he was welcomed into this house would it be possible that there must be a conscience for the congressional b
with the united states of america and the people of africa hand in hand come i want to thank you for the courage. because four years later, nelson mandela was out of prison and eight years later we had a democratic election in south africa. thank you so much for all of that that you have done. [applause] it has kick started south africa and the african continent onto the brink of prosperity and a face that again and we will cross that when we come back to it. today we do with south africa and...
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senator kerry, it's been a real pleasure to serve with you in the united states senate. i thank you for your extraordinary record of public service from your military days to your service here in the senate. people have talked about your service on different committees. i remember your chairmanship of the small business committee. and your advocacy for small business. the same energy you brought to the chairmanship of this committee you brought to small businesses in our country. i applaud you and thank you for your willingness to continue to serve our nation. i look forward to you serving as secretary of state. it's going to be great for our country. i must admit i had prepared two sets of questions. one much more difficult than the other. depending on the outcome of this weekend. it worked out well. >> i'm taking it for the red sox, i'm taking it for the patriots. if the standard here is which team you root for, i'm screwed. >> as long as the outcome is ok, we'll forgive you. you'll have to do some of your diplomacy here. secretary clinton really advanced the integrati
senator kerry, it's been a real pleasure to serve with you in the united states senate. i thank you for your extraordinary record of public service from your military days to your service here in the senate. people have talked about your service on different committees. i remember your chairmanship of the small business committee. and your advocacy for small business. the same energy you brought to the chairmanship of this committee you brought to small businesses in our country. i applaud you...
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the united states senate. critics of the treaty, most 3r078 ineptly the gun lobby in washington claim that somehow the obama administration will use this treaty as a back-door method to impose gun control in the united states. so they explained the treat use would violate the second amendment and infringe upon or constitutional right to bear arms, except that this is simply factually wrong. here are the compact words from the treaty as it stands. the treaty affirms, quote, the sovereign right of any state to regulate and control conventional arms inclusively within its territory pursuant to its own legal or constitutional system, end quote. sounds pretty clear to me. the issue is not about gun control. this is about stopping dictators from acquiring tanks, missiles and attack helicopters that can kill tens of thousands in a day. it's about making it harder for terrorism groups to buy extremely dangerous weapons. the other broader is that treaties are not enforceable, about you they do make it harder for really
the united states senate. critics of the treaty, most 3r078 ineptly the gun lobby in washington claim that somehow the obama administration will use this treaty as a back-door method to impose gun control in the united states. so they explained the treat use would violate the second amendment and infringe upon or constitutional right to bear arms, except that this is simply factually wrong. here are the compact words from the treaty as it stands. the treaty affirms, quote, the sovereign right...
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department of defense when i was in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and a lot of people who lost their lives but they didn't have i didn't have anything to say about someone needs to represent that perspective in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in the body but the u.s. military has had decades of experience in areas like asia latin america the middle east and africa however experts say if leaders in washington don't begin learning from the past the only foreign policy factor that will continue changing is the geographic location of america's fates holidays and repeated mistakes reporting from new york. r.t. . sometimes they come though the clothes you wear decides whether you live or die i owe a report on the violent gang wars and the us towns here interesting and. could be the ever. gone. left nothing to live. for precious children. like. roger shoulders. leave it's. on our to. russia would be soon which bryson if you knew no bounds to move
department of defense when i was in vietnam in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight united states senators making decisions that affected my life. and a lot of people who lost their lives but they didn't have i didn't have anything to say about someone needs to represent that perspective in our government as well the people in washington make the policy. but it's the little guys who come back in the body but the u.s. military has had decades of experience in areas like asia latin america the...
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john kerry is well-known to this committee, to the united states senate. a longtime member of the senate club. he will be introduced by secretary of state hillary clinton. senator john mccain will also play a role. interesting because mccain has a very similar resume to john kerry but a very different political philosophy. last night with greta van sus traivan susteren he talked about serrie as secretary of indicate. >> reporter: john and i don't agree on a lot of issues but we have a relationship which was forged years ago, and so i have confidence that he will carry out the president's agenda and serve the president. >> reporter: mccain said he would not have selected john kerry to be secretary of state because they obviously have a very different philosophy. he does expect that kerry will be effective in carrying out obama's philosophy. martha: when they make these nominees they know they have some that will be easy, some are more heavy lifting. where does this one fall. >> reporter: john kerry is the least controversial of the ones coming up right now.
john kerry is well-known to this committee, to the united states senate. a longtime member of the senate club. he will be introduced by secretary of state hillary clinton. senator john mccain will also play a role. interesting because mccain has a very similar resume to john kerry but a very different political philosophy. last night with greta van sus traivan susteren he talked about serrie as secretary of indicate. >> reporter: john and i don't agree on a lot of issues but we have a...
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today the immigration bill is on the floor of the united states senate. yesterday there was a monumental ruling regarding doma, the voting rights act the day before. president obama and africa, has he really become president bystander when it becomes to domestic a snars it seems he has not much of a role in any of these things right now? >> he's a bystander and an important commentator. obviously we care to ask him more about voting rights and immigration than we do, say, trade ties with tanzania. so that's why that'll continue to bubble through there. i mean, it can be argued, luke, that this president is a bystander to his whole presidency now. it's rather early in the second term for this to be happening. between scandals, international events, he's spending an awful lot of time reacting. he had this big rollout this week of his environmental energy plans. it was met with a yawn. people said it's dead on arrival, let's move on, let's hear from the supreme court and see what snowden is doing in the moscow report. >> if we don't do anything about climate
today the immigration bill is on the floor of the united states senate. yesterday there was a monumental ruling regarding doma, the voting rights act the day before. president obama and africa, has he really become president bystander when it becomes to domestic a snars it seems he has not much of a role in any of these things right now? >> he's a bystander and an important commentator. obviously we care to ask him more about voting rights and immigration than we do, say, trade ties with...
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senators, and too many democratic senators, not enough united states senators, we need people to come together, set aside parties, and special interesting and set aside super pacs, stop worries about the next priry, and focus on bringing the country together again. neil: that sounds great, but how do you find the middle ground on this issue? >> well, look, you know it probably had to happen to begin with before the government got shut down. that would have been p preferab, now you have to set aside the special interests, who are trying to drive country further into challenges by putting us on the brink of default, as if that does not matter, the last time we did this in '11 it cost us $1.5 billion more to borrow because of the near default. these decisions have consequences, people are losing confidence in their government by day. neil: they are, senator, barack obama -- >> let me finish. neil: no, because you will not -- carl only point to mention that, both sides have contributed, there is no doubt. senator is right. but i wonder if we continue this -- -- senator obama voted against
senators, and too many democratic senators, not enough united states senators, we need people to come together, set aside parties, and special interesting and set aside super pacs, stop worries about the next priry, and focus on bringing the country together again. neil: that sounds great, but how do you find the middle ground on this issue? >> well, look, you know it probably had to happen to begin with before the government got shut down. that would have been p preferab, now you have to...
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he gets to decide what the rules are in the united states senate. and they are forgetting the effort they led just in the last part of president bush's term when they blocked john bol ton to be ambassador to the united nations. he was absolutely blocked by a full bill buster by the democratic senate, democratic members of the senate. what i'm saying is the rules weren't changed then, and the rules ought not to be changed now. so we have a conference coming up monday. let's see if we can't work through it. let's see if we can't work in a senate. restores the but the senate that saucer that is supposed to provide a cooling opportunity, to slow down rush to judgment. should the senate be compelled to confirm three members to lower official appointments in the federal government who were illegally appointed and continued to serve in their offices after they were so found? i don't think so. and i don't think that dispute is such that would lead the majority leader to break the , to of the senate override the plain rules of the senate through a procedure
he gets to decide what the rules are in the united states senate. and they are forgetting the effort they led just in the last part of president bush's term when they blocked john bol ton to be ambassador to the united nations. he was absolutely blocked by a full bill buster by the democratic senate, democratic members of the senate. what i'm saying is the rules weren't changed then, and the rules ought not to be changed now. so we have a conference coming up monday. let's see if we can't work...
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then, washington gridlock intensifies with a power grab in the united states senate as republicans accuse democrats of trying to divert attention
then, washington gridlock intensifies with a power grab in the united states senate as republicans accuse democrats of trying to divert attention
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he needs to be confirmed by united states senate before taking charge of nato. the u.n. security council unanimously approved the formation of a military unit to fight rebels in the democratic republic of congo. we have the story on the special force for the d.r.c. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. >> a unanimous show of support for a hugely significant resolution. the united nations security council has authorized the deployment of troops to the democratic republic of congo, with an historic mandate. soldiers from a newly formed intervention brigade will be able to open fire without being fired upon first. >> it means for the first time that there will be a peace enforcement capacity which will carry out targeted offensive operations. either in support of the army or unilaterally in order to neutralize the armed groups. >> their main target will be m-23 rebels who have gradually taken control of parts of eastern congo and are accused of mass rape, executions and recruiting child soldiers. they're also -- the result of engagement is still unclear and at
he needs to be confirmed by united states senate before taking charge of nato. the u.n. security council unanimously approved the formation of a military unit to fight rebels in the democratic republic of congo. we have the story on the special force for the d.r.c. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. >> a unanimous show of support for a hugely significant resolution. the united nations security council has authorized the deployment of troops to the democratic...